SAT Scores Trends at UTK

SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1280 at UTK. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1140 (25^th percentile) and 1316 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at UTK.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville since 2015.

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• SAT Total
• SAT Math
• SAT EBRW

Year	Total			Math			Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th
2015-16	1,050	1,155	1,260	530	580	630	520	575	630
2016-17	1,040	1,145	1,250	520	575	630	520	570	620
2017-18	1,140	1,225	1,310	560	605	650	580	620	660
2018-19	1,150	1,240	1,330	570	620	670	580	620	660
2019-20	1,150	1,240	1,330	570	620	670	580	620	660
2020-21	1,140	1,222	1,303	560	607	653	580	615	650
2021-22	1,170	1,255	1,340	580	625	670	590	630	670
2022-23	1,170	1,240	1,330	580	620	670	590	620	660
2023-24	1,190	1,260	1,340	590	630	670	600	630	670
2024-25	1,200	1,280	1,370	600	640	690	600	640	680
Average	1140	1226	1316	566	612	660	574	614	656

^*SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing replaces SAT critical reading and writing since year 2017.

^**The SAT Writing score is excluded from the total scores for year from 2011 to 2016.

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 28 at UTK. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 25 (25^th percentile) and 31 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are relatively competitive and high (above the national average) at UTK.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville since 2015.

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• ACT Composite
• ACT Math
• ACT English

Year	Composite			English			Math
	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th	25th	50th	75th
2015-16	24	27	30	24	28	32	23	26	28
2016-17	24	27	30	24	28	31	23	26	28
2017-18	24	27	30	24	28	32	24	26	28
2018-19	25	28	31	24	29	33	24	27	29
2019-20	24	27	30	24	29	33	24	27	29
2020-21	25	28	31	24	29	33	23	26	29
2021-22	25	28	31	24	29	33	24	27	29
2022-23	25	28	31	25	28	33	24	26	29
2023-24	25	28	31	24	28	32	24	26	29
2024-25	25	28	31	24	28	32	24	26	29
Average	25	28	31	24	28	32	24	26	29

Compare SAT Score Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares The University of Tennessee-Knoxville' SAT score to similar schools.